Isabel Can't Topple the Queen

Rest easy, Atlantic City. Miss America Pageant officials are saying, Damn Hurricane Isabel! Tonight's parade will go on.

Pageant fans and non-fans alike will enjoy Peter Bagge's (pretty much thumbs-up) coverage of the 2000 contest—which as I recall brought in an appreciative piece of mail from a former Miss A herself. (Not the deaf one though.)

Comments

[The Cap'n]

Arrgh, matey, thanks for the link!

Me crew of 6 and 4 years olds be climbin the rigging in excitement!

[Mike]

I hope the organizers make good use of this convergance of the pageant and Talk Like a Pirate Day. Think of the possibilities!

[sarah]

All pageants be dull and boring, matey. If they really want to pick the best specimen of womanhood in the US, Miss America would involve a knife-fight free-for-all.

Yarrrr.

[Mike]

Aye, that's the ticket -- A cutlass competition in evening wear!